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Date: 2026-07-18 08:01:14+00:00UTC

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The Jerusalem Post: US CENTCOM concludes seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military sites

According to CENTCOM, US forces struck Iranian surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and naval capabilities using fighter jets, drones, and warships.

The New York Times: Trump’s Election Claims and SAVE Act Push Find Muted Response From G.O.P. Lawmakers

Most G.O.P. lawmakers had little to say about the president’s claims of election vulnerabilities, and he did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.

The Straits Times: New guide to help early childhood educators and parents work together

ECDA will distribute physical copies of the guide to about 1,800 preschools.

The Jerusalem Post: Turkey and Qatar: The face of the Muslim Brotherhood’s murderous ideology - opinion

No two countries illustrate this more clearly than Turkey and Qatar, close allies that have long been associated with political support for the Muslim Brotherhood and hostility toward Israel.

The New York Times: Trump Brings Full Weight of Government to Bolster False Election Claims

Intelligence agencies provided the White House with a trove of declassified documents that President Trump cited on Thursday as evidence of election vulnerabilities.

The Straits Times: Cat fosterers to be allowed up to six cats in HDB flats under new pilot

Those applying to become recognised cat fosterers must have experience caring for pet or foster cats.

The Jerusalem Post: FM Sa'ar reveals links between Hamas, Global Sumud Flotilla at US summit on political terrorism

Sa’ar described the links between radical left-wing political movements in the West and Islamist terrorist organizations, asserting that the ties pose a threat to the values of freedom and democracy.

The New York Times: Trump’s Homeland Security Chief Threatens Election Officials With Prison Time

Markwayne Mullin reiterated the president’s false claims about voting security while escalating the administration’s legally questionable attempts to control state elections.

The Straits Times: DBS rolls out $3 grocery discounts; Desmond Lee hopes more businesses complement govt efforts

The promotion will run for every Saturday until Aug 29, with around 90,000 redemptions available each week.

The Jerusalem Post: Why is Canada's wildfire smoke blanketing parts of North America? - explainer

Canada currently has more active wildfires than it did at the same stage in either of the past two years, while the area burned so far this year exceeds the 10-year average.

The New York Times: Trump Pursues a Deeper Bond With China’s Leader, Despite Hostile Speech

Chinese officials appear to think that President Trump’s accusations that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections were driven by domestic politics, not foreign policy.

The Straits Times: No discrepancy found in O-level English oral questions, says SEAB after online claims

The SEAB confirmed that the question on the candidates’ screens was the same as that on the Oral Examiners’ screens.

The Jerusalem Post: This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.

The New York Times: War Between U.S. and Iran Expands, With Strikes Across the Region

Videos and reports in Iranian state media showed damage to bridges, railways and other infrastructure. U.S. allies in the region reported retaliatory strikes by Iran.

The Straits Times: Oil patches spotted near Pulau Ubin, SFA assisting 3 fish farms with clean-up

The Singapore Food Agency and the Fish Farmers Association of Singapore said there are no food safety concerns thus far.

The Jerusalem Post: Victim of alleged sexual misconduct by ICC prosecutor Khan speaks out for first time - report

A lawyer identified only by her first name, Sarah, told CNN that the alleged sexual misconduct lasted for over a year after she started working as Khan’s assistant in February 2023.

The New York Times: Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.

The Straits Times: They play CS:GO, Street Fighter 6 too: More seniors interested in e-sports

Various organisations are considering how they can offer more e-sports activities to seniors.

The Jerusalem Post: Climate change is stripping nutrients from food, global study with Israeli expert warns

"This is not a distant threat to health," Prof. Asaph Aharoni told the Post, saying up to two-thirds of the world's population already lacks essential micronutrients.

The New York Times: Oil Prices Rise to Highest Level in a Month as Shipping in the Persian Gulf Nears a Halt

Shipping traffic was at its lowest level in more than a month and oil prices moved higher as the Iran war continued to disrupt the supply of energy.

The Straits Times: ‘Not even that dangerous’: 10 jaywalkers fined $50 each in Traffic Police ops near Boon Keng MRT

ST observed at least 20 people jaywalking or trying to jaywalk before they were stopped by TP officers.

The Jerusalem Post: Children of Holocaust survivors face higher schizophrenia risk, Israeli study finds

It’s known that the adult children of many Holocaust survivors suffer from trauma as a result of growing up with them and hearing about their horrific experiences, or when the parents refuse to share

The New York Times: China’s Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Model, Threatening America’s Lead

China’s Moonshot AI unveiled a freely available artificial intelligence model that seemed to narrow the gap with cutting-edge offerings from U.S. tech companies.

The Straits Times: Meet Lengkok Bahru’s young neighbourhood patrol: 4 primary school boys on a mission

They look out for issues like indiscriminate dumping of bulky items and acts of vandalism.

The Jerusalem Post: Iran claims to have struck US military assets in Kuwait, Jordan with missiles, drones - report

According to Iranian state media, drones targeted US ammunition stores and communication assets at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base and US military assets at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

The New York Times: Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending

Investors are growing uneasy about increasing competition from China in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence.

The Straits Times: Some Orchard Road properties are changing hands. Can new owners give it a new lease of life?

Some of the older malls may be rebuilt, while others are staying as they are as new owners weigh the cost of change.

The Jerusalem Post: Israel's loneliness is impossible to ignore: Lessons from University of Haifa conference - opinion

I recalled, of course – as had all those who spoke before me – the unprecedented wave of hatred that has swept across the world since October 7. But I also insisted that the battle is far from lost.

The New York Times: Meta in Talks to Lease Computing Power to Anthropic in Potential $10 Billion Deal

A deal would underline how scarce computing power is for artificial intelligence development, and could create a new business for Meta.

The Straits Times: Man to be charged with cheating victim of over $86k after posing as renovation firm employee

He is believed to be also involved in other cheating cases involving a similar modus operandi.


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